Hog-trap.



C. HIGBEE.

HUG TRAP.

APPLICATIDN FILED OCT. I9. 1916.

Patented Oct. 23, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTORNEY WITNESSES C. HIGBEE.

Hoc TRAP.

' APPLICTIOIN FILED OCT. 19.1916. 1,243,838 Patented 00u23, my.,

. 2 SHEE'TSfSHEET 2 ATTORNEY cnAnLns nissen, 1 or 'Kiaxwoonf iLLin'ois;`

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Application area Aflatter' i9, iaie seiai No. 126,57?.

l T all whom imag concern ."1

Be* it known that II, Clientes: Hieiiii, a citizenof; the' United States," residing at SpeccatinnofLetters Patent. Y

Kirkwood; in. the county offW'arren andi Statel of Allli'iio'is, have 4invented :certain new and useful Improvements `vin iEig-"Traps, off' whichI the following*y is a` speciication'.

This inventioni relates" to animaljtraps,

hogs. f

The invention ai'ms" primarilyiI to'pro-vide improvementsv in means for trafppi'iig' hogs,

andembodies antigen-like structure within which ytheL animal may enter, and 'wliiicli` isY and closing the cage.4 Further j objects conequipped with improved .means'fr' opening' sist in' providing a device of :thischaracterwhich `is I off' simple construction ;A which is featured by 'the'laclrof intricateandjconipli l cated mechanisms which is easy and simple" inV operation and Awhich ,will`v` prove tliis oughly practical' infoperation."

With these obf4 l cts in view,

proceeds, the invention resides in vtlienovel l g y togtherwith others which will vappear 'as' the 'description formation, combination, and arrangement` of parts, all" asl willbe ldescribed more fully hereinafter, illustratedin thedifau'7i1ri,'f ;`s',Y and particularly pointed out in' theel-aim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan vieiwofthe trap with the parts in thepositio'nthey would' assume when the animal is confined; and

F ig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the improved trap.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, 5 indicates a frame, which may be of any preferred height and width, and which is preferably constructed so as to be rectangular in shape.

Hinged as at 6 to the vertical members or stiles of the frame are front gates 7, the said gates having their free extremities inclined slightly inwardly as at 8, and the said gates being adapted when swung upon their hinges to closed position to meet at their free ends in advance of the frame. The gates in the present instance are of the paling type as shown. However, the type and size of the gates may be varied when required. v

Hinged as at 9 to the vertical stiles of the frame and upon the rear faces thereof, are rear gates 10, the latter being similar in type and construction to the forwardly extending gates 7. The rear gates 10 are preferably longer than' the frontfg'a'tes, 5and have'hinged" supplementaljf gate sections 11at'their Iex# trei'nities.V These gateufsecti'ons are capalyile"l of: swing'"mg into open 'or' closed position upon the" extremities of the rear' gates 10,11

et. 25a, retail!" and, as ilhistrated1 inligl` '1, the said"rear l gatesfand sections varecapablelof Vforininfg a" pen''lilre ystructure 'forvv confining "an animal.; n

sec'ti "isso "as to holdlthe "same in closed pb'- siti'o'n;

Froiii this Y'c oili'stiuction",y iti is appareiitf that wheiiithe various gates have been' swung j upon A. :thei'r'hing OA closed; position7 apen orv is 'p 'rovicled;andI within'which` animal, 1suchlas,'a' hog', may be confined. ,l The;

paliii'gs the gatesfare preferably so closely arranged als to prevent the escape v,of ssmaller' ls, such aspigs." TThe trap'or'lcagein,`

amine., itsentir'ety'is of; vsuch size'as .will contain preferably asingle danimal, 'Liri 'order 'thatj thefsame maybe readilyf'shaclrled orjtiedf however, it `Vis obviousthat V.the trap" maybe constructed 'larger if desired Extending reaiwa yfdl i .from the mince' c yao and ac'eiit the upper 'endi'thereof v,are arms lf 0,11 i a sidev ofthe frame', and' the said ariiisare edat""th:e medial portion of the support 14: is ay casting 15, which provides rearwardly extending trunnions 16, upon which are pivotally mounted the arms 17 vof the lever 18. rlhe lever is yoke shaped as shown, and to the extremities of its arms 17 are secured divergent links 19, the ends of which are attached to eye-bolts 2O projecting rearwardly from the front gates 7. This construction enables the front gates to be easilvswung to open or closed position by an attendant from his position by the frame.

Hinged as at 21 to the lvertical stiles of the frame 5, are doors 22. These doors when in closed position, form a barrier between the vertical Stiles, and prevent passage of animals from the rear to the front side of the frame. Each gate is provided with a rearwardly extending link 23, the latter being secured to the forward end of a bar 24, andthe said bar being mounted for sliding movement longitudinally of the pen within a bracket formed upon the casting 15. A contractile spring 25 connects the for ,ananas"Projectnaam each;

n connected vat theirrearmost endswbya later-hvy allyv 'extending beam or support 14, Mounti ing arranged adjacent the lateral edges of the said bar, and the teeth of one series are disposed opposite to the teeth of the other series. Pawls 28 are pivoted upon the casting l5, and are adapted to engage in the teeth of the series 26` and 27. rlhese pawls are capable of being swung to operative or inoperative position upon their' respective rack series; and when thepawls are set in the position indicated in Figs. l and 2, the

bar 24 will be held against sliding movement either forwardly or rearwardly of the'pen. The rearmost end of the bar 24 is provided with a handle 29 to form a convenient grip :for the operator of the trap.

ln operation, the doors 22 are setso that their free ends are .spaced aparta distance slightly less than thev width of the animal to be caught. The pawls are then sety in the position shown in the drawings, so that the doors are locked. The front gates 7 are then closed, while the rear gates are open. The trap thus set is to be arranged in the door or alley way, or other narrow space into which the animals may be driven. After the animal has entered the trap, the supplen mental gate section will be swung to closed position and latched. The animal is thus confined within the pen, and the pawl 28 which holds the bar 24 against rearward movement may be raised, whereupon the doors 22V will instantly swing Vto closed position. The animal will then be confined within the space between the frame 5 and the supplemental gate sections, and should the animal push against the doors 22, the same will not open, by reason of the pawl engaging with the teeth of the rack 27 to prevent forward sliding movement of the bar 24. The animal may then be easily caught and shaclled, after which the trap will be again set.

From the foregoing description, it is apparent that l have provided an extremely simple and thoroughly edi-cient trap. The trapmay be very inexpensively constructed, and the parts are so assembled and'correlated as to yobviate the possibility of wear, breakage or derangement,

While the presentl disclosureisthat'of what l believej to be the rvpreferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto, but that various changes may be made Ain the construction, arrangement and proportion .of parts, without departing from the scope of the inventioinas defined in the Yappended claim.

Vihat is claimed vis ln an animal trap, af frame, gates ar! ranged in pairs and hinged to said frame and extending forwardly and rearwardly Copies of this partent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. IIL 

